Dockerizing a PHP Application Learn how to leverage Docker’s advantages to easily develop and deploy a PHP application to Heroku, using Semaphore for continuous deployment. Tomas Fernandez 19 May 2022
Dockerizing a Python Django Web Application Get an understanding of how to dockerize your Django application, using the Gunicorn web server, capable of serving thousands of requests in a minute. Tomas Fernandez 12 May 2022
30 Common CI/CD Interview Questions (with Answers) Are you ready to ace you software interview? We’ve collected and answered 30 common CI/CD interview questions. How many can you answer? Tomas Fernandez 11 May 2022
Dockerizing a Ruby on Rails Application Learn how to build and dockerize a Ruby on Rails application that uses PostgreSQL, Redis and Sidekiq. Tomas Fernandez 10 May 2022
21 Tips to Write Better Posts for Developers How do you write a blog that other developers will enjoy? Check out our 21 tips to write better posts for developers. Tomas Fernandez 28 Apr 2022
A Complete Guide to Optimizing Slow Tests We have released a new guide containing every piece of wisdom we could muster to help you write fast tests and keep them fast. The guide is open source and you can download it today. Tomas Fernandez 21 Apr 2022
Interviewing Engineers at Semaphore For a company like Semaphore that consists of small and agile teams where every individual counts, finding the right engineers is crucial to success. Tomas Fernandez 20 Apr 2022
10 Books Every Senior Engineer Should Read Engineers are natural readers. At Semaphore, we’ve picked our favorite books. We hope you like them too. Tomas Fernandez 7 Apr 2022
The Testing Pyramid: How to Structure Your Test Suite Explore different ways of organizing the test suite including testing pyramid, testing matrix and testing trophy. Tomas Fernandez 29 Mar 2022
Do You Need to Test Everything? Tests enforce requirements and provide feedback, telling us when something breaks. But are they always necessary? Tomas Fernandez 17 Mar 2022
The 6 Principles of Test Automation Test automation allows developers to get continuous feedback and spot problems very early in the production cycle. Quick iteration results in improved design, better quality, and safer launches. Tomas Fernandez 10 Mar 2022
The Economics of TDD TDD can help you accelerate development and reduce costs over a project’s lifecycle. Tomas Fernandez 24 Feb 2022
9 Ways To Make Slow Tests Faster At Semaphore, we’ve seen our fair share of tests and have identified 9 ways to make your slow tests faster. Tomas Fernandez 23 Feb 2022
5-Step Strategy for Optimizing Slow Tests Tests should help development, not block it. Optimize them to keep you development cycle fast and stay competitive. Tomas Fernandez 9 Feb 2022
What is a Flaky Test? How to Fix Flaky Tests? Randomly failing tests are the hardest to debug. Here’s a system you can use to fix them and keep your test suite healthy. Tomas Fernandez 3 Feb 2022